Markets and Trade

Commodity policy developments

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Commodity
Policy Category
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Area
Commodity Group
Commodity
Date
Policy Category
Policy Instrument
Description
Ukraine
Grains
Wheat
2012.03
Production
Minimum Price
Minimum intervention prices for milling wheat in 2012/13 MY increased by 50 UAH/tonnes (USD 6). [...]
India
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Copra
2012.03
Production
Farm support prices
Support price for milling and ball copra raised for calendar year 2012.
China (Mainland)
Oilseeds, oils and meals
Rapeseed
2012.03
Other
Import policy
Ban on rapeseed imports from Canada relaxed further.
Mexico
Oilseeds, oils and meals
All edible oils
2012.03
Other
Public health policy
Health claims ecouraging the use of poly/mono-unsaturated fat authorized on food product labels.
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Extended Aman procurement target to cover an additional 150 000 tonnes to 350 000 tonnes. [...]
Bangladesh
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Import agreement
Signed Memorandum of Understanding with Thailand, giving Bangladesh priority in the provision of up to [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Export quota
Issued government permit for 30 000 tonnes of milled/semi-milled rice and 20 000 tonnes paddy/brokens [...]
Bolivia (Plurinational State of)
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Government procurement, purchasing prices
Enabled state enterprise EMAPA to procure supplies from the 2012 harvest at US$ 230 per [...]
Brazil
Rice
All
2012.03
Production
Support prices
Allocated US$403 million (reais 737 million) to implement the minimum guaranteed price policy for up [...]
Bilateral/Multilateral
Rice
All
2012.03
Trade
Import quota
Governments of Brazil and Argentina announced agreement to limit the volume of Brazilian rice imports [...]

Disclaimer: The policy records included in the tool are based on publicly available information from both official and private sources. While efforts have been made to verify its content, FAO does not guarantee the full accuracy or comprehensiveness of the information and recommends to consult / refer to other FAO publications reporting policy developments, especially the Oilcrops Monthly Price and Policy Update, the Monthly News Report on Grains and the FAO Rice Market Monitor. The frequency of updates may differ across commodities.